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Title: Hunting with Hemingway: Based on the Stories of Leicester Hemingway by Hilary Hemingway, Jeffry P. Lindsay ISBN: 1-57322-159-7 Publisher: Riverhead Books Pub. Date: 13 July, 2000 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.38 (8 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Yet another talented Hemingway
Comment: Its too bad Leicester Hemingway did not mine his own life for stories. I've never been able to find anything written by him other than "My Brother, Ernest Hemingway," and that was a fairly average read. Other than some insights and background it possessed to which only Leicester might ever have been privy it wasn't particularly noteworthy. Still, that book did hint that the talent in the family stretched beyond Ernest, and now Hilary Hemingway comes along to prove that fact.
This book has been attacked in some quarters as being pure fiction and, unfortunately, Hilary destroyed the only evidence that might have help prove that the source of the many tales therein was indeed her father, Leicester Hemingway. The tales recounted within are reputedly those left behind by her father on an audiocassette. But Hilary destroyed the only copy which is, admittedly odd, given that the tapes also apparently helped her to come to terms with her relationship with her father.
Hilary came into possession of the tape some fifteen years after her father commited suicide, a suicide which further added to the tragedy and myth of mental illness leading to suicide being an inherited trait in the family. Leicester was prompted to commit suicide when he lost his legs to diabetes. Hilary stuggled for years to forgive him.
This book recounts both stories of her father's adventuring (some with his more famous brother, Ernest, and some on his own)and the story of the process of how she came to grips with her father's decision to commit suicide. It is a book both about her father's life and her personal process of healing after his death. As we see in reading this book, which is actually relatively short, Hilary is a very talented writer. Although I should point out her husband, Jeffrey Lindsay, was a co-author on this book so where Hilary's work begins and ends is not certain.
Regardless, its a very compelling read whether the stories of her father are fiction or not. Frankly, most of them sound very plausible (a few do stretch the limits of credibility) and I guess we will just have to take her word that Leicester did indeed leave a recording containing these stories.
I only hope we have not heard the last from Hilary Hemingway because she appears to have a true talent for writing.
Rating: 5
Summary: Hunting for forgiveness.
Comment: This book was a joy to read. The tales are basically told by Leicester as they were recorded on an old casette tape. The man is pulling your leg so just go with it and enjoy yourself. In the end you will find that the book is not about Ernest at all. It is about a daughter coming to terms with the passing of her beloved father. If you gain nothing more from reading this book than learning that Leicester was a fantastic storyteller then it is time well spent.
Rating: 2
Summary: Only for the die hard Hemingway fan.
Comment: This book, although kind spirited, is only for the die hard Hemingway fan who must read everything, true or false, about the man. I found this book to be tedious at times and sometimes just simply less than truthful. At the end I felt that the authors attempted to pull the wool over my eyes but were unsuccessful, even though I was a willing participant and wished to believe their outlandish stories. ...
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Title: Hemingway on Hunting by Ernest Hemingway, Sean Hemingway ISBN: 1585743712 Publisher: The Lyons Press Pub. Date: 01 November, 2001 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Hemingway on Fishing by Ernest Hemingway, Nick Lyons ISBN: 1585741442 Publisher: The Lyons Press Pub. Date: 01 September, 2000 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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